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Taiwan is in for a testing week as a high-level Chinese delegation arrives today for the Shanghai-Taipei forum. The annual city-level dialogue has gained significance this year as the first to be held under Tsai Ing-wen’s…

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Our new military strategy column examines how the US might unwittingly encourage China to bolster its nuclear arsenal. Plus, what the armies of Europe are spending their money on, and the EDA members who have started their…

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They cost just €70 to make, but Hezbollah rockets have forced some Israeli towns to be abandoned. So Israel is building Iron Dome, an anti-missile shield. If it works, it could change the pace of diplomacy in the region and…

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The conventional wisdom is that under the Obama administration, the transatlantic relationship will flourish anew, along with a substantial improvement of French-US relations. On 3 April, the 60th Anniversary Summit of Nato…

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A look at what’s behind Israel’s decision to test missiles in the Eastern Mediterranean, we also learn what’s on Barack Obama’s agenda in Sweden, and what it is about the letter “K” in a brand’s name that can help it suc…

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As North Korea tests yet another missile, we look at the diplomatic fissures it has opened up. Plus: the former CIA agent who identified and interrogated Saddam Hussein and an update on the Catalan independence drive in…

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The latest as North Korea test-fires mid-range missiles for the first time in four years. We also preview this weekend’s mayoral election in Istanbul and discuss the ongoing controversy over Tennessee whiskey.

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We ask if we should believe North Korea’s missile-test claims and discuss Brazil’s tradition of political coalitions. Plus: we ponder China’s space ambitions and look at why the Romans are turning off their water fountains…

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Monocle’s Andrew Mueller and guests Robert Fox and Jeffrey Howard discuss the day’s top news stories, from Donald Trump’s international trip and North Korean missile tests to online censorship and the wisdom of boycotting…